Korean slang profile
월급 로그아웃
wolgeup rogeuaut
A figurative expression for a paycheck quickly leaving one’s bank account through various expenses.
A figurative expression for a paycheck quickly leaving one’s bank account through various expenses.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 월급로그아웃
- Earliest source found
- Dec 5, 2012
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
카드값과 월세를 내고 나니 벌써 월급 로그아웃이야.
After the credit card bill and rent, my paycheck has already logged out.
02Documented history
- 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 51 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 51쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026